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Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Prussian general
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Ferdinand, Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was a German-Prussian field marshal known for his participation in the Seven Years' War. From 1757 to 1762 he led an Anglo-German army in western Germany which successfully repelled French attempts to... Wikipedia
Born: January 12, 1721, Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Died: July 3, 1792 (age 71 years), Braunschweig, Germany
Parents: Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Great-grandparents: Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick, Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, and more
Grandparents: Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick, Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen, and more
Battles/wars: War of the Austrian Succession > Battle of Mollwitz; Battle of Chotusitz; Battle of Soor;
Rank: Field Marshal